Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-08-22
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Washington. -1Hg. 18th.


ordinances devised and put in force
+ By the district commissioners. are in
/ full swing in Washington. and the
result i that the city i more like
/ GoldSmIth's deserted village than
ever Summer time in Washington
i loneliness pers0uifed. but this
summer takes the lead for being the
dulle>t known for many wear The
early adjournment Of Congress in
March brought about the early de-
parture from the city Of the occu-
pants Of the fine houses on the hand-
some avenues. who after aIl are only
Soj0urners here. their interests and
connections belonging IN almost every
case to some other community. Now
the commissioners with their new
laws made By themselves, have re-
duced the town 10 the appearance Of
the enchanted woods that led 70 the
palace Of the sleeping beauty. But
there i no sleeping beauty in this
case. unless II De the president ST Oak
View. who still remains there taking
things very quietly The street cars
OF city are It's characteristics. and
its Signs OF activity. but none are
heard in Washington The bells are
OF aLl the horses. and the street VEN
ders OF fruit and vegetables are for
hidden 10 cry their wares and anxious
h0usekeepers have To hang out the
window on the lookout for the ice
cart whose afternoon visit eagerly
looked for during the warm spell Of
last month was heraIded heretofore
by the tinkIing Of the bells on the
horses The commissioners could
help the business interests Of the
place vastly more If they would ex-
ercise their surplus energies, aud mis-
directed zeal-iH irving 10 devise some
means OF making the Capital city as
attractive IN summer s. It l. IN win
ter instead OF forcing 3 set Of aFbi-
trarv raIe@. which they arrogantly
call laws. upon an already much-en-
during community What We need
here l. some sort OF amusement and
diversion IN the summer time Clean
streets and beautiful parks are not
sufficiently inviting To induce stTaug-
ers 70 come and taTry with Us We
must have people On the streets and
IN the parks Instead OF that the
commissioners are driving away from
the town by these new ordinances the
large class Of people who constitute
the majority IN ali great cities 1 re-
fer 10 small dealers who find il I'M
possible 10 make : living in Washing
ton on account Of the heavy tax put
upon them before they can ply their
trade aEsd the restrictions they meet
with iH TRYING to carry on their bu-i-
ne=7- lake It all Tu ali. the capital VI
tEl,- greatest DEMOCRACY On the earth
ha4- tie most 4utos-r4tic government
in tFre world and all because COR
gre4~ that does nOs want 10 b. both
cred with the affairs Of the District of
Columbia there being no citizen Of
the district entitled 70 q vote gives
into the hands Of these men power
over 200. 800 people that the presi-
dent Of the United States dos not
possess There = but one hope for
the d0EutrCdden citizens Of Wash
ingroa- The commissioners have
got plenty Of rope. and they may
hang Themselves and BY their abuse
% authority bring about a change Of
Or Al improvement in the present
form q government
The president will not leave Wash
ingt0n until October Il / authoritative
II stated By his private secretary,
Col Lamont. The reports that be-
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